How To Install cl-esrap on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-esrap on Ubuntu 20.04. cl-esrap is Packrat Parsing library for Common Lisp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-esrap on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cl-esrap

cl-esrap is:

In addition to regular Packrat / Parsing Grammar / TDPL features Esrap supports dynamic redefinition of nonterminals, inline grammars, semantic predicates, and include introspecive facilities for development.

There are three methods to install cl-esrap on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cl-esrap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-esrap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-esrap

Install cl-esrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-esrap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cl-esrap

Install cl-esrap Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-esrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-esrap

How To Uninstall cl-esrap on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cl-esrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-esrap

Uninstall cl-esrap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-esrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-esrap

Remove cl-esrap Configurations and Data

To remove cl-esrap configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-esrap

Remove cl-esrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cl-esrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-esrap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-esrap package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.